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By Dave Burnett, SEO Specialist — Last updated: June 15, 2025 TL;DR Social signals—metrics like likes, shares, and comments—do not directly influence Google’s search rankings but are factored into Microsoft’s Bing algorithm Bing Webmaster Guidelines. Instead, social media boosts SEO indirectly by increasing content discovery, earning backlinks, improving brand...
What Are “Social Signals” in SEO? Social signals refer to engagement metrics from social media platforms – for example, the number of followers a profile has, as well as how much engagement (likes, shares, comments, retweets, etc.) content receives on social networks. These metrics indicate content popularity on social...
32 East 57th Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10022
USA
Phone 646.453.7550
250 Wincott Drive,
Toronto, ON M9R 4C8
Canada
Phone 416.815.8000